Patrocles

Patrocles (died 159 BC) was a Seleucid general who was sent by Antiochus IV Epiphanes to crush the Maccabean Revolt in 164 BC. While he was victorious at the Battle of Ariel, he failed to take advantage of his victory by passing up a chance to strike at defenseless Jerusalem, and he met his end at the Battle of Hazorea.

Biography
Patrocles was born in Tyre, Seleucid Empire to a noble family of Greeks, and he was given command of an army sent by King Antiochus IV Epiphanes to crush the Maccabean Revolt in 164 BC. His army marched south from Tyre and into northern Judea, where he was met in battle by Judas Maccabeus' army of Maccabees. In the Battle of Ariel, the Maccabees assaulted the Seleucid army as it defended the high ground, and Maccabeus and the majority of his soldiers were killed in the ensuing disaster.

Death at Hazorea
However, Patrocles' army had also suffered heavy losses, and he decided against marching on the undefended Judean capital of Jerusalem, allowing for Agathon Ezekiel to bolster the remaining Jewish army and attack Patrocles' weakened army, which had not received any reinforcements. Patrocles attempted to retreat, but his army was ultimately engaged at the Battle of Hazorea, during which he led his men from the front. His royal peltast bodyguards were surrounded by both cavalry and infantry, and Patrocles was wounded when he was kicked by a Judean horse. He got up and attempted to flee further, but a mounted archer killed him just as he was about to leave the melee fighting. His army was nearly annihilated, and its remnants, led by Ambrosius, were massacred shortly after.